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Removal Of A Soft Tissue Growth In A Toe

Maine rates for HCPCS 28092

This procedure surgically removes a benign soft-tissue growth, such as a cyst or ganglion, that has formed around a tendon or joint capsule in a toe. The growth is cut out through a small incision, which can relieve pressure, pain, or a visible bump. It is distinguished from similar removals performed elsewhere on the foot outside the toes.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Soft Tissue Growth In A Toe cost?

$4,782

Typical total for the visit. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,782 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $417 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,365 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$417$324 to $525
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,365$4,365 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $4,365 to $4,365Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $263 to $708
$500$1K$2Kfacility $4,365professional $417

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$489.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$891.25
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$933.25
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$831.76

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 10.8 times more in California than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Maine· 13th of 50

$4,782

$417 physician + $4,365 facility

CA $7,496MD $695

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.